my friend went out of town replied my text the weekend after the bananas turned brown\u2028before I found the gut to answer wrote a contract in the sand\u2028back when the waves never reached us he’s the front man\u2028and I will always be the backup singer the backup singer if we could laugh it off now\u2028burst in laughter, burst the bubble read between the lines\u2028come across the language barrier lost connection in Shanghai\u2028tied handkerchiefs over our noses\u2028I could have been your best man\u2028but I will always be the backup singer the backup singer